It's no secret that we're into succulents. They're easy to take care of, cheap, easily propagate, don't need much water and come in tons of beautiful colors and textures. Below find our favorite succulents:
10 Best Succulents
The beauty of succulents is that they can take full sun and can live in a container or in the ground. Normally if you want more of one that you have, you can break off a piece of it and either stick it into the ground or into a glass of water and it will sprout roots. Then you can plant it wherever you want.
Echevaria Gibbiflora or Blue Wave has distinct ruffles around the edges and varies from green with a bit of pink, to a lot of pink, depending on sun and water.
Sedum Adolphi or Golden Sedum will turn brighter orange the more sun it gets and propogates really easily. It's a nice contrast to the blues and greens that you typically see in succulents.
Echeveria Geranium or Hen and Chicks. A classic with a nice texture.
Euphorbia tirucalli or Fire Sticks
The Purple Aeonium grows on a stalk, like at bloom cafe
Aeonium sunburst have a great color palette and grow in a similar pattern to hen and chicks.
Kalanchoe thyrsiflora has great smooth rounded leaves with a tinge of red.
Donkey's Tail or Burro Tail is a 70's classic--does anyone have a mom or grandmother that didn't have one of these hanging in the kitchen? It's great hanging over the side of a pot with other succulents.
Senecio serpens or Blue Chalk Stick has shown up in a lot of xeriscape gardens as a fun blue accent that grows quickly and can cover a lot of space.
E. elegans or Mexican snowball creates a cute pink bunch of flowers that contrasts against its green base.
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is there anything like this but doesn;t need sun?
shady garden and I am to lazy to water.
thanks
view brooklynjennie's profile
i luv em
view Lizzykewl's profile
I have several succulents that i bought at Flora Grubb in San Francisco (if you're nearby, I highly recommend a visit). Over time, the plants have gone feral - what used to be cute, compact plants with beautifully symmetrical leaves are now tall, gangly stalks with clusters of leaves only at the top. The worst offenders are the Mexican snowball and the Hen and Chicks. What have I done wrong?
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Hi Mary--
It's normal that they would grow larger than when you furst purchase them, but to make sure that they don't get too 'leggy' I like to break off the top of a succulent and replant it into the dirt. You can also try pinching off the new growth at the end of a plant to force it to fill out instead of up!
view laure's profile
I also like them, particularly their "chubbiness". But my windows do not get direct sunlight, protected by the roof. So will be succulents OK without much sun?
view Masik's profile
Does anyone know a good place to order some of these varieties from online?
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brooklynjennie: succulents prefer full sun but I've never had a problem growing them in partly shady areas. I have lots of little potted succulents on my mostly-shady, mostly -gloomy seattle patio and they're doing just fine with two or three hours of late sun a day. And overwatering is the only way I've ever killed a succulent...so I think these are perfect for lazy gardeners.
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Thanks Laure!
view Mary H's profile
Hey, an awesome place to get succulents online is http://www.gosucculent.com I now purchase mine mostly from them...dont go to home depot, they will die.
What a fantastic list! I'm off to order some more...
For anyone looking for a nice vase to display your new treasure please check out my handmade vases with creamy white glaze...perfect for succulents, cacti and herbs...
http://www.michaelmcdowell.com or
http://www.mudpuppy.etsy.com
All the best!
~Mike
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